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Directory of codes of the units of the Federal Migration Service of Russia

Find information about the FMS unit by code in the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. The full database of codes of all departments of the passport and visa services of Russia with the decoding of values.

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Enter the unit code (000-000), the name of the region or the number from the directory
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Determining the region by series

The structure of the unit code:

XX-000- The code of the region
XXX-000- Type of unit
XXX-XXX- The number of the unit
Types of units:
0- FMS division
1- MOVD or Ministry of Internal Affairs of the region
2- District Department of Internal Affairs or ATS of the district or city
3- police department

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What is the unit code in the passport and why it is used

The unit code is a sequence of six digits, which contains information about where the passport was issued. The code has a format000-000and contains detailed information about the unit of the FMS or the Ministry of Internal Affairs that issued the document.

The structure of the unit code

The unit code consists of six digits, each of which carries certain information:

77 - 0001
The first two digits
Region code (77-Moscow, 78-St. Petersburg)
77 - 0 001
The third digit
Type of unit (0 - FMS, 1 - MODD/Ministry of Internal Affairs/Internal Affairs Directorate, 2 - ATC/ATS, 3 - police department/PVS)
770- 001
The last three digits
Order number of a particular unit

Examples of decryption of codes

770-001
77 (Moscow) + 0 (FMS) + 001 (first unit) = UFMS of the city of Moscow
781-025
78 (St. Petersburg) + 1 (Ministry of Internal Affairs/Internal Affairs Directorate) + 025 (25th division) = St. Petersburg Internal Affairs Directorate
542-043
54 (Novosibirsk Region) + 2 (district police department) + 043 = district department of internal affairs

Why do you need a unit code?

The unit code performs several important functions:

  • Identification of the exact place of issuing a document
  • Control of the authenticity of the passport
  • Statistics of issuing documents
  • The possibility of contacting the issuing unit
  • Verification of the legality of the registration of a passport

Where to find the code of the unit in the passport?

The unit code is indicated on the second page of the passport next to the information about the date of issuance of the document. It is located in the "Unit code" field and has a format of six digits with a hyphen in the middle.

Frequently asked questions

What does each figure mean in the unit code?

The first two digits indicate the region, the third is the type of unit (FMS, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the district department, etc.), the last three are the serial number of a particular unit in the region.

Is it possible to determine the address of the issuance by the unit code?

The unit code indicates a specific unit of the FMS or Ministry of Internal Affairs, but to obtain an accurate address, you must contact reference books or official sources.

What does the code of the unit starting from scratch mean?

If the third figure of the code is 0, this means that the passport was issued by the UFMS unit (the Office of the Federal Migration Service).

Are the codes of the units changing?

The codes of the units can change during the reorganization of the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the FMS, the unification or separation of units, but the issued passports already retain their codes.

Where is the unit code indicated in the passport?

The unit code is on the second page of the passport in a special field next to the date of issuing a document and information about the issuing body.